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JP Flores

PhD Candidate in Bioinformatics & Computational Biology

Computational Biologist with expertise in high-throughput genomics, multiplexed imaging, data visualization, and science communication. I’m passionate about innovation in science and the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) space.

Education

PhD in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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2021 - present

Graduate Certificate in Innovation for the Public Good

Advisor: Doug Phanstiel

BA in Cellular & Molecular Biology

Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA

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2017 - 2021

Public Health and Critical Theory & Social Justice Minors

Experience

Graduate Research Assistant

Phanstiel Lab (UNC-CH School of Medicine)

Chapel Hill, NC

2022 - Present

  • Using computational and wet-lab techniques to investigate the role of 3D chromatin architecture in response to environmental stress.
  • Developing a user interface for the R/Bioconductor data visualization packager, plotgardener

Undergraduate Researcher

Schulz Lab (Occidental College Department of Biology)

Los Angeles, CA

2017 - 2021

  • Utilize techniques such as DNA isolation, PCR, gel electrophoresis, and HPLC to find medical relevance of venom.
  • Conduct fieldwork in Kauai to study and capture venomous cone snails.